on the lookout for

idiom

: looking or searching for (something or someone)

An avid shopper, she was always on the lookout for sales.

The police are on the lookout for two men who escaped from custody yesterday.

Examples of on the lookout for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another group of student sat on shore — on the lookout for alligators. —

Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 1 July 2024 In this song, someone’s on the lookout for car parts and a two-door parked on Mound is about to get stripped. —

Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024 Paris By Emma Specter This Vogue.com contributor loves a wedding and is always on the lookout for couples to feature in the Living section (and on her own site, Over The Moon). —

Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 June 2024 Raimund Linke Shane Williams is always on the lookout for dead kangaroos. —

Sophie Hartley, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the lookout for

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